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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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